RF Build In Slow Motion (Sinks are done!)

[Bearcarver]

That  monster is looking good Joel !!

Won't be long now!

Bear

 

[alelover]

That beast is looking great. Amazing what a coat of paint can do.

 

[kydave]

I've read every post in this thread and I'm impressed!! (So much so I joined this forum) Well done Joel and all who helped. It's amazing what a guy can do with a welder, a scrap yard and a few cans of beer. Good luck this weekend!

David

 

[solaryellow]

Wow joel i have been away a while, you sure have come a long way.  Looks great buddy.  Hope your doing well.

It is actually kind of amazing how it all just came together the last few weeks. If you look back at the pictures it seems like progress was slow at first but we were gathering material and making design decisions. Once all of that was done it went quickly. I am looking forward to hopefully getting a little bit of my weekends back so I can finish the dry curing chamber. Hope you are well Mike.

Dang!  I just checked my schedule and I'm working at the fire station on the 24th.  That's also the weekend before we go to Disney for 2 weeks, so my vacation is about shot.  Be sure to take lot's of pics!

Bobby

Hopefully we will be too busy to take pics but I know the wifey will find a way.

Great looking build!

Thanks Al!

That  monster is looking good Joel !!

Won't be long now!

Bear

Thanks Bear! We are gonna feed the monster on Friday. I am excited and nervous at the same time.

That beast is looking great. Amazing what a coat of paint can do.

It really is. The only way I can say it is that it makes the smoker look professional as opposed to the bucket of scrap that we all know it is.

I've read every post in this thread and I'm impressed!! (So much so I joined this forum) Well done Joel and all who helped. It's amazing what a guy can do with a welder, a scrap yard and a few cans of beer. Good luck this weekend!

David

I think we all are in awe of what we have built. It definitely came out on the high side of my expectations. Thanks for the luck Dave! I have been making gallons of sauce the last few days. Gotta get the rub mixed up tonight along with my sausage seasonings. Tomorrow is sausage making day and Friday we start cooking.

 

[whtplainssmoker]

Solar -

I've been following this thread for months.  Everything looks great, especially now with the fresh coat of paint.  Can't wait to see what you crank out this weekend!  Good luck and continue the great work.

-Mike

 

[solaryellow]

I was just looking through the pics my wife snapped this weekend and no good ones so I am swiping a couple that another friend posted.

Some briskets, sirloin tip roasts and homemade kielbasa.

Up top is spicy pork caramel candy. Middle row is kielbasa, whole chicken and behind them are some wild boar and venison shoulders, on the bottom are boston butt and full pork shoulders.

I was a little (a lot!) busy so I didn't have any time to shoot any pics but based on everyone around me I know there are quite a few. As I stumble across more pics I will post them.

Suffice to say the first cook came out great and we are under way. We will have to make some process changes for the festival but I learned a lot with this first cook. The warming box worked out great too!

 

[bmudd14474]

Looks great Joel. How did it do on wood?

 

[solaryellow]

Just like our seasoning runs, it took a single split every 20 - 30 minutes. Luckily we got hooked up with a local hickory supplier for the Lexington, NC BBQ joints and it only cost us $50 for an extended bed pickup load. We used about 1/4 of it. I ran the smoker for about 30 hours.

 

[bmudd14474]

Thats awesome that you were able to use that little word for that big of a smoker. Great job.

 

[DanMcG]

Looks great Joel, Wish I could see it in action. Good luck with your frist gig!

 

[tom37]

Nice work brother!!!!!    Sucker is really starting to shine like a diamond.

Not sure what the plans are for the trailer axles but I fell in love with um as soon as I say that pic.

I would build my frame, beef up the frame on the axles then marry the two just like the big rig trailers are built. So that you can slide the axles forward and back if needed.

Never know when someone is gonna come up with a killer deal, and cause the trailer to have a weight problem. Been there done that. Wish I could have slid my axle vs building a new 5 foot tongue. 

One of these days I will have to sneak back in here and update my build thread. Just hasnt been alot happen to it as far as the smoker goes. 

 

[whtplainssmoker]

Looks Fantastic!  Mouth is drooling here for the meat-stavaganza. Now its time to get it off those cinderblocks and out on the road! Good luck with the festival.

 

[jjwdiver]

Holy Smokes Solar !!!!  That is awesome!

 

[desertlites]

Sounds like it went well Joel, glad to hear.I get close but hope to get by before the big day.

 

[solaryellow]

Looks great Joel, Wish I could see it in action. Good luck with your frist gig!

Thanks Dan! I think we are in good shape for the festival. I learned a lot from this weekend.

Btw, check out wittdogs "Grandpa Jumbos Polish Sausage" at the other place you and I frequent. Use the smoke version but add 2 TBS mustard seed and change 2 TBS garlic to 4 TBS fresh minced garlic. It is the best polish sausage I have made to date.

Nice work brother!!!!!    Sucker is really starting to shine like a diamond.

Not sure what the plans are for the trailer axles but I fell in love with um as soon as I say that pic.

I would build my frame, beef up the frame on the axles then marry the two just like the big rig trailers are built. So that you can slide the axles forward and back if needed.

Never know when someone is gonna come up with a killer deal, and cause the trailer to have a weight problem. Been there done that. Wish I could have slid my axle vs building a new 5 foot tongue. 

One of these days I will have to sneak back in here and update my build thread. Just hasnt been alot happen to it as far as the smoker goes. 

Tom! Thanks for the compliments.

A friend of a friend that is a blacksmith came by on Saturday to sample the Q and he had a great idea and that was to build the frame to the smoker and then back the trailer into it like the garbage people do for a dumpster. Our plan all along had been to use u-bolts to be able to adjust the trailer on the axles to get the right weight balance but being able to dump the trailer from the axles is just entirely too brilliant to let go of.

Update your build thread brother. I want to see what you are doing these days.

Looks Fantastic!  Mouth is drooling here for the meat-stavaganza. Now its time to get it off those cinderblocks and out on the road! Good luck with the festival.

No doubt. We have less than three weeks to get it done but I think we are going to do well. I also can't wait to back this beast into the driveway and smoke all day to the chagrin of my neighbors. lol

Thats awesome that you were able to use that little word for that big of a smoker. Great job.

I honestly was shocked at how little wood we consumed Brian. The firebox is all 3/8" metal as is the smoke chamber and I think that has a lot to do with it. It may take an hour to get up to temp but once she is there she stays there.
 

Holy Smokes Solar !!!!  That is awesome!

It definitely was a holy smoke JJ. A friend of a friend of a friend had invited this entire company of Lexington style pit builders to come over to put us in our place and those guys told me they had never had pulled pork as tasty as what we put out. Everything turned out great which was a huge shock to me. I expected a transplanted yankee such as myself to be put in my place but it never happened.

Sounds like it went well Joel, glad to hear.I get close but hope to get by before the big day.

I can't wait to show you the finished product Bob. :o)

 

[alelover]

Can't wait to see more pix. It looks incredible. Quite the feast there. I hope to make it to the fair and see it in action. How was the temp distribution?

 

[solaryellow]

Can't wait to see more pix. It looks incredible. Quite the feast there. I hope to make it to the fair and see it in action. How was the temp distribution?

It was dead even from end to end. Apparently a few people enjoyed it because I started getting emails from friends about catering jobs today.

 

[alelover]

Must be good then.

 

[solaryellow]

Must be good then.

We shall see. I hope you can make it up in a few weeks for the festival. I would love to give you a tour of the smoker.

 

[solaryellow]

Some more pics:

Reloading the trays after round 1.

Pulled pork. I don't know who decided to use a ladle but apparently that is what was used. lol

Wild boar

From scratch baked beans

Spicy Pork Caramel Candy that has since been rebadged Pork Shotz.